The Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) is a state university offering graduate and postgraduate degrees in many different fields. It is a young university -founded only 40 years ago- but has already achieved an outstanding international reputation for its high-quality teaching and research. It is generally recognized as one of the best Spanish universities in both national and international rankings. The UAM is a modern and democratic institution in which decisions are taken with the participation of all members of the community, and which is characterised by its strong social commitment and participation in society.
Most of the faculties and specialised institutes are on the attractive Cantoblanco campus 15 km North of Madrid. The Faculty of Medicine is near La Paz Hospital and several Schools of Nursing belonging to the UAM are in different hospitals in Madrid.
The UAM takes pride in its mission -providing high quality education to its students- which means that its objectives are not restricted to the academic curricula, but also include preparing students both professionally and as democratic citizens. The university offers an integrated approach to education, combining teaching and research. In order to make this possible, the faculties and schools have many well equipped lecture rooms, modern libraries, laboratories, etc. The University also encourages the participation of students and researchers in many other activities, offering a great number of cultural activities and sports facilities.
The Faculty of Psychology hosts approximately 1800 students and offers an undergraduate Degree in psychology, five Master programs and 2 Doctorate programs. Research covers a wide range of areas, with several research groups on experimental psychology, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, education, social psychology, human resources, psychosocial intervention, and methodology. Our school also hosts a Center for Applied Psychology, which offers psychological support and counseling to the University community, provides tools for clinical training for master students and promotes courses and activities for students, researchers and professionals.
More information about our undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate programmes can be found in the following links:
· Bachelor in Psychology:
http://www.uam.es/ss/
· Official Master programmes:
http://www.uam.es/ss/
· PhD programmes:
http://www.uam.es/ss/
Facultad de Psicología. c/Ivan Pavlov nº6. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid © 2011 · Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco · 28049 Madrid · Conserjería: 91 497 44 34 - Secretaría de la Facultad: 91 497 40 46/ 91 497 74 23/ 91 497 40 69/ 91 497 55 62 Correos electrónicos: Grado: secretariagrado.psicologia@uam.es Posgrado: secretariaposgrado.psicologia@uam.es
